Watch: Carson Serves Up Missile To Anchor- ‘Why Do You Guys Always Leave That Part Out?’

The media continues to try to get Ben Carson to back down from the comments he made last Sunday about not advocating for a Muslim to be President of the United States.

While appearing as a guest on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, host Martha Raddatz asked Carson multiple questions on the subject.

“I want to go back to your controversial comments on the possibility of a Muslim president,” she said. “The question seemed quite clear. The question was, should a president’s faith mattered? You said, ‘I guess it depends on what that faith is.’ The question was, ‘So, do you believe Islam is consistent with the Constitution?’ And you said, ‘No, I do not. I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.’ Do you stand by that now?,” Raddatz wondered.

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Carson responded: “Well, first of all, you know what I said is on a transcript and it’s there for anybody to see.”

“Read the paragraph before that. Where I said, anybody, it doesn’t matter what their religious background, if they accept American values and principles and are willing to subjugate their religious beliefs to our Constitution, I have no problem with them. Why do you guys always leave that out, I wonder?,” the candidate questioned.

“I don’t think we do Dr. Carson and it was really quite clear,” she replied. “’I would not advocate we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.’ You also talked about Sharia law, that they must denounce Sharia law. Do you assume that all Muslims embrace Sharia law?”

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“What we should be talking about is Islam, and the tenets of Islam, and where they come from. They come from Sharia,” Carson stated. “They come from the Quran. They come from the life examples of Muhammad…What I would like for somebody to show me is an approved Islamic text that opposes Sharia. If you can show me that, I will begin to alter my thinking on this.

“But right now, when you have something that is against the rights of women, against the rights of gays, subjugates other religions, and a host of things that are not compatible with our Constitution, why would you take that chance?,” he said.

As reported by Western Journalism, Carson also appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, telling the host Jake Tapper that he would oppose any candidate who would seek to impose a “theocracy” on America: Muslim and Christian, alike.

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The controversy does not appear to have hurt Carson’s candidacy, and in fact, may have helped his standings in the race. The latest presidential poll, conducted by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News, shows Carson neck-and-neck with long-time front runner Donald Trump. Trump garners 21 percent support followed by Carson at 20. Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio are both at 11 percent and the rest of the candidates are in single digits.